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EU summit: Leaders move toward sanctioning Turkey

EU leaders agreed on Thursday to target more individuals involved in Ankara’s illegal energy exploration activities in the eastern Mediterranean. European leaders also reached a deal on climate measures and resolved a dispute over the EU’s historic €1.8 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery package. Yiannis Palaiologos, Kathimerini’s Brussels correspondent, joins our podcast to give us an inside look at this week’s EU summit and discuss the decisions taken.

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here: 

EU leaders move toward sanctioning Turkey

Climate change: EU leaders set 55% target for CO2 emissions cut

Senate passes defense bill, setting up veto showdown with Trump

Senate Sends Military Bill to Trump’s Desk, Spurning His Veto Threat

Greeks face lockdown Christmas, but with books and tidy hair

Int’l travelers to Greece to quarantine for 3 days instead of 10

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